diff --git a/crates/biome_html_formatter/src/html/auxiliary/self_closing_element.rs b/crates/biome_html_formatter/src/html/auxiliary/self_closing_element.rs
index 5723b77ea522..7810bd475975 100644
--- a/crates/biome_html_formatter/src/html/auxiliary/self_closing_element.rs
+++ b/crates/biome_html_formatter/src/html/auxiliary/self_closing_element.rs
@@ -21,9 +21,15 @@ impl FormatNodeRule<HtmlSelfClosingElement> for FormatHtmlSelfClosingElement {
                 space(),
                 attributes.format(),
                 space(),
-                slash_token.format(),
-                r_angle_token.format()
             ]
-        )
+        )?;
+
+        if slash_token.is_some() {
+            write!(f, [slash_token.format()])?;
+        } else {
+            write!(f, [text("/")])?;
+        }
+
+        write!(f, [r_angle_token.format()])
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/biome_html_formatter/tests/specs/html/self-closing.html b/crates/biome_html_formatter/tests/specs/html/self-closing.html
index 3fc714a368c2..e52c5495725d 100644
--- a/crates/biome_html_formatter/tests/specs/html/self-closing.html
+++ b/crates/biome_html_formatter/tests/specs/html/self-closing.html
@@ -1 +1,4 @@
-<br />
+<div>
+<br>
+<img>
+</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/crates/biome_html_formatter/tests/specs/html/self-closing.html.snap b/crates/biome_html_formatter/tests/specs/html/self-closing.html.snap
index 0cf197454624..9f690c1cbbe2 100644
--- a/crates/biome_html_formatter/tests/specs/html/self-closing.html.snap
+++ b/crates/biome_html_formatter/tests/specs/html/self-closing.html.snap
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ info: self-closing.html
 # Input
 
 ```html
-<br />
-
+<div>
+<br>
+<img>
+</div>
 ```
 
 
@@ -25,4 +27,7 @@ Attribute Position: Auto
 -----
 
 ```html
-<br />```
+<div>
+	<br />
+	<img />
+</div>```